Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8

Men's 50m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors14 from 8 nations
Winning time26.45
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Xiaofu  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia
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The men's 50m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:28.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia 27.78 Q
2 Ben Austin  Australia 28.09 Q
3 Wei Yanpeng  China 28.55 Q
4 Ferenc Csuri  Hungary 29.13
5 Sam Hynd  Great Britain 29.27
6 Drew Christensen  Canada 29.30
Konstantinos Fykas  Greece DQ

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Wang Xiaofu  China 26.83 Q
2 Peter Leek  Australia 27.69 Q
3 Guo Jun  China 27.87 Q
4 Matt Levy  Australia 28.55 Q
5 Nikolai Willig  Germany 29.03 Q
6 Sean Fraser  Great Britain 29.08
7 Mikhail Boyarin  Russia 30.42

Final

Competed at 19:33.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Xiaofu  China 26.45 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia 26.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia 27.18
4 Guo Jun  China 27.46
5 Ben Austin  Australia 27.82
6 Wei Yanpeng  China 28.03
7 Nikolai Willig  Germany 28.94
8 Matt Levy  Australia 29.68

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.